The role of reading strategies in integrated L2 writing tasks

Journal of English for Academic Purposes

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 252-266

  Plakans, Lia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

academic writing; integrated writing tasks; reading strategies; reading writing process

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350540524     PISSN: 14751585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeap.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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